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interstate agency a portion of the grant under this section for tlie purpose of 

 carrying out the provisions of this sec i ion. 



"(h) The authority to make grants under this section shall expire five years 

 from the date of enactment of this title. 



"administrative grants 



"Sec. 306. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any 

 coastal State for not more than 66% per centum of the costs of administering the 

 coastal State's management program, if he approves such program in accordance- 

 with subsection (c) hereof. Federal funds received from other sources shall not 

 be used to pay the coastal State's share of costs. 



"(h) Such grants shall be allotted to the coastal States with approved pro- 

 grams based on rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary which shall 

 take into account the extent and nature of the shoreline and area covered by the 

 plain, population of the area, and other relevant factors : Provided, hoxvcver, 

 That no annual administrative grant under this section shall be made in excess 

 of 10 per centum, nor less than 1 per centum of the total amount appropriated 

 to carry out the purposes of this section. 



"(c) Prior to granting approval of a management program submitted by a 

 coastal State, the Secretary shall find : 



"(1) The coastal State has developed and adopted a management pro- 

 gram for its coastal zone in accordance with rules and regulations promul- 

 gated by the Secretary, which shall be in accordance with the objectives of 

 this act, after notice, and with the opportunity of full participation by 

 relevant Federal agencies, coastal State agencies, local governments, regional 

 organizations, port authorities, and other interested parties, public and pri- 

 vate, which is adequate to carry out the purposes of this title. 

 "(2) The coastal State has : 



"(A) coordinated with local, areawide, and interstate plans appli- 

 cable to areas within the coastal zone existing on January 1 of the year 

 in which the coastal State's management program is submitted to the 

 Secretary, which plans have been developed by a local government, an 

 interstate agency, or an areawide agency designated pursuant to regula- 

 tions established under section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and 

 Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ; and 



"(B) established an effective mechanism for continuing consultation 

 and coordination between the management agency designated pursuant 

 to paragraph (5) of this subsection and with local governments, inter- 

 state agencies, and areawide agencies within the coastal zone to assure 

 the full participation of such local governments and agencies in carrying 

 out the purposes of this title." 

 "(3) The coastal State has held public hearings in the development of 

 the management program. 



"(4) The management program and any changes thereto have been re- 

 viewed and approved by the Governor. 



"(5) The Governor of the coastal State has designated a single agency 

 to receive and administer the grants for implementing the management 

 program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



"(6) The coastal State is organiz€Hi to implement the management pro* 

 gram required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



"(7) The coastal State has the authorities necessary to implement the 

 program, including the authority required under subsection (d) of this- 

 section. 

 "(d) Prior to granting approval of the management program, the Secretary 

 Bhall find that the coastal State, acting through its chosen agency or agencies 

 (including local governments, interstate agencies, or areawide agencies desig- 

 nated under section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Develop- 

 ment Act of 1966), has authority for the management of the coastal zone in 

 accordance with the management program. Such authority shall include power — 

 "(1) to administer land and M'ater use regulations, control development 

 in order to ensure compliance wth the management program, and to resolve 

 conflicts among competing uses ; and 



"(2) to acquire fee simple and less than fee simple interests in lands, 

 waters, and other property through condemnation of other means when 

 necessary to achieve conformance with the management program. 



